Public hearings on land expropriation without compensation in the East London leg have concluded with stakeholders raising their views without heated exchanges.
The public submitted different proposals on how to deal with the land issue to the Parliamentary Committee of the country.
The hearings were commissioned by government to give the public a chance to have a say in whether or not section 25 of the constitution should be amended to allow for expropriation of land without compensation.
Even though there were no heated exchanges, there a number of viewpoints on what must happen. Some say chiefs must not be trusted to be caretakers of the land as they often block developments. Others say government must use the land they have already productively first before they want to expropriate.
Another member of the public says the main thing is that land be expropriated and given to the people. People from the Eastern Cape have shown great interest in the hearings with venues full to capacity. The hearings move to Jansenville in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.
Public hearings on #Expropriationwithoutcompensation resume in East London. Major themes this morning related to access to farming land; opposition to land being held by the state or chiefs; linking of land to dignity culture and customs, survival, and wealth. pic.twitter.com/9E8h5zQnPR
— LARC (@LarcUCT) July 26, 2018
People of #EastLondon and surrounding areas making contributions during public hearings by the Joint Constitutional Review Committee at the #OrientTheatre pic.twitter.com/9rcbg0NVZZ
— Parliament of RSA (@ParliamentofRSA) July 26, 2018
